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WHY THERE ARE GANGS
MAYOR MOOUK de-enes great credit for
hl deleriiiiiiiitinn te expose :t game of.
graft which, accnrdlii'j id tin- i " i in- of an
affidavit published veste dm, invelvi one of
his own jiel ti.nl Mijipnrtt i-
The charge liint t hi- man letspiicd te
use po'itieal pressure te threw :i city S."()0.
000 contract te n particular tirin of lit r- ap
paratus manufacturers in return for a bis
fee suggests nothing new In the business of
local politic. That method of RetthiR easy
money is a- old an the e'dc-t Rnnc. Hut it
Is fcoldem that any municipal official hn.s the
ceuratrc te fight his own, supporters epeniy
for the Fake of a principle and re te the
exfenl of a formal prosecution te protect the
public from men who claim te be hi friend-.
Deals of I he sort which Mayer Moere li:t-
exposed go thretiKh a- a matter of eeur'e
when fjanc Mayer- are In power. The re
irult in this instance might have heen de
fective rspiipnient or fault? he-e. and in the
course of t'niu one or mete firemen might
pay with their live- for the ea-j money that
found Its way Inte u politician's pocket-.
The extent of the public interest In Medi
mnttcru Is nisse:tpd by a -uney of the
election returns made en Tue-daj .
FERDINAND FOCH, LL. D.
Maiisiiai, rntniNAXD fech i- te
renle tile liotierary degree of der ter
of law- from the I niver-ity of Pennsylvania,
when he isits this try en Tuesday.
This Is the highest honor that can be con
ferred en nnv one bv the I'niverslty. It is
bread eneush In its implications te cover
the Itnen ledge of military laws jies-es-eil by
the French mnrshnl. P.ut it is unfortunate
that there is net eme honeiarj decree tlint
has a mere dellnite nppiimtlen (e speciall-ts
In various -ubjc I-.
The univer-ltie make doctors of Inw of
poets nnd physicians, of manufacturers and
musicians, of merchanls and letnller-, ut
professors of I'ngll-h and profeers of his
tory and economics and (Jreck and I.ulin
and chemistry.
New and then n man who ha- achieved
liliaines- success will dec'in" the degree en
the ground that he Is net entitled te it. Hut
he has mastered the laws of busincs nnd
Applied them with brilliant since jn.t as
Marshal Fech mastered the law- of war and
app'led them with greater -kill than was
'possible te the whole (ierinan staff.
Tf'theie were any 1 Ighep honor that the
University could confer en the great French
man It would deubtless bestow It en lum.
By maklpg him a doctor of law 'he I'tilccr
lty will admit him te the gnat fellowship
of scholars engaged in doing wlut tin.;' can
for the progress of the world.
LETTING THE MARINES DO IT
rnllE public will new see what the Marines I
can de tewnrd preventing jobbery of
the mails. In liftcn clt cs. including Plii'a
tlelphia. thc are te be used te guard the mail
trucks en the way from the milrend depots
te the po'-tefliee.-. The will also be sta
tioned en mail trains.
The decision te use the-e nun was taken
because the ordinary petal guards hive net
been nble te prevent rebberv of the mails.
The thieves may net knew the lepu lepu
tatlen of the Marines, but the n-l of u- de:
nnd we cenlidenllj epec t that tliev will R ;
whatever foolish persons may at tempt t
held up ma 1 tinlus or steal mail bag-, from
the trucks.
CONTRASTS OF IGNOMINY j
THE French epigrammatist who found l'i
the acher-itv of ethers "something net '
entirely dl-piea-mg" te himself Is a fre
quent comforter
Cembiue-tidden pluladelplii.i , Tnmtnnn.v -ruled
Ne Yerk may tin ji at !ca-t te
Chicago for depths of ignemlnv te which
they have n"t jet sunk If-there i- a kind
of tepsv -turvy b.ilni in nfllietiuus vverse
than eiic'h own. Majer Tliompsen v. ill
oblige.
Of all the citj executives urged bv the
.recent Natienal Cenfeience en rnempley-
ment te Initiate the tecummended measures
te relieve distress. Tlioinpsen Is the e'u
recalcitrant.
It is the expreed Thoi..tisein.!ti belief
.that the program is "a capitalistic move,
a blacklist, a refusal of charltv te American
union laboring men, a drive ugiun-t union
labor, a eensplracj te lower v. age-."
Secretary Hoever, bv temperament, an
cestry and experience, has hem well -cbeuled
in restraint. Ills reply te Majer Thompson
U couched in unheated phruses, l)Ut its
logic is damning The Sei retarj of Coiii Ceiii
jncrce suggcHts that the single opponent of
u comprehensive plan of social betterment
has "overlooked the f a t that the tecum tecum
Emendatiens of the conference weie the
unanimous view of representatives of the
American Feduiatlen of Laber, the Itailway
Brotherhoods, the I'nited Mine AVurkers unil
t'ether labor organizations." The solace in
the thought that the two largest cities of
'the Kast have net jet descended te Thoinp Theinp Thoinp
senlanlsm may be elull. and jet degrees of
misery me net te be despised.
MR. WILSON'S PLACE
rIS te be hoped tliut the expectations that
Woodrew Wilsen will take his place in
the f uncial pryeesslen for the unknown sol
dier are justified.
Fortunately, the former President appeals
,t0 have recovered from the slight setback
which prevented his receviug Marshal Feil
'fibeut it fortnight age. It is new believed
.that he will go te the Capitel m a hoi-e-drawn
carriage, but will be unable n ac
company the cortege te Arlington.
The propriety of .Mr. WUmii'n attendance
,1 unquestionable. Patriotism nnd devotion
is the thenie of tb ceremonies, net nelitics
She AjfftlaUtratlqn has obrleutdy never re
carded the solemn occnslen In nny oilier
Usht. I mired the "delicacies" nf the situ situ
ntlen lmve been alleged only by the crass nnd
unthinking.
The lute commander-in-chief of the vic
torious American armies In the Weihl War
should be present If his health will permit.
LOST: ONE BRIGHT SPIRIT
OF PROGRESSIVE FEMINISM!
We Shall Listen With eth Ears While
Suffrage Leaders Explain Gang Land
slides Here and in New Yerk
TS MISS AI.irK PAUL in the auditorium?
J- Or .Mrs. O. II. P. BelmentV
Will either of these gifted representatives
of the National Women's Party kindly step
forward te the stage and tell the assembled
ladies and gentlemen what has lieceme of
the shining spirit of progressive feminism
which, was te have saved the country en
election days?
The delegates from New Yerk, who have
jut arrived with the dreadful tidings of
another devastating victory of the powers
of darkness in their commune, will please
cease weeping. This is net a musical comedy
and ethers in the hall desire te hear the
speakers.
The chaii. viewingtwlth concern what has
just happened at the polls in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Manhattan, may be par
doned for reminding the audience of tlsa.
many happy nssuranccs extended te the
country by Miss Paul, Mrs, Belmont and
ethers when the White Heuse was being
picketed for the vole. It would be idle te
deny that the political millennium of which
these Indie- talked se thrilllngly Is still quite
a- far oft a- it v.-a- in the daj - of enr re
vered President Harrison
It is for that reason that tins meeting
the chair again asks that members of the
delegation from Manhattan control their
grief and begs that they emulate the silent
steici-m of the Philadelphia contingent
may deem It wise, after hearing the ad
dresses, te name a standing committee and
provide funds with a view te seeking out
the place in which the shining spirit of
progressive feminism seems for the time
being te be immolated.
The chair refuses te believe that the P. S.
O. P. F. was nothing but a figment of a
dteam that began with Susan P.. Antheny.
Is it therefer' in captivitj V Has it lest its
way? Is it held in thrall bv the husbands
of the land? Our esteemed townsman, Mr.
Vare. used often te contend that women's
hnbit of obedience te the men of their fami
lies would ever prevail even in the matter
of the franchise. The chair is net jet ready
te express concurrence with that view. And
there is an even mere interesting aspect of
tlie general question of practical suffrage
suggested in n survey of the recent vote in
our beloved city.
It is plain that -ueh ladies as bought places
in the ahem ! miner judiciary encoun
tered net only apathy among voters of their
own sew Thev seem te have encountered
netual antagonism. Such votes as they re
ceived were obviously the gift of instructed
battalions working under the direction of
ward strategists.
Kven mere tragically .suggestive is the
fate of Mr. Jeiini" ('. Van Ness, repre
sentative from I"s,ex County in tin- State
Legislature of New Jersev. Mrs. Van Ne-s
has the distinction of being the enlv person
in the Fnited Stntes who took the Velstead
act at its face value. '1 his estimate does net
ewlude Mr. Velstead himself. Mrs. Van
Ness formulated tiic dry law new in force
in New .lersej .
It was a law which actually would have
stamped out all liquor traffic. The author
cried out fop the support of women in the
campaign that has ji; -t ended. She rested her
case vvitlt the women voters m a district that
Is nivm touted te beast of Its Intelligence, its
p'-e-pcriiy and its women's clubs. She was
overwhelmed. She was annihilated. The
shining -pirit of progressive feminism, ladies
and gentlemen, was net at the polls in
New .lersej-.
It may have been golfing or shopping or
teaching the children their lessen- Cer
tainly it didn't help Mrs. Van Ness in her
hour of need.
It is needless new te remind tli!- audience
that it was net at the polls in Philadelphia
e in New Yerk. Women may have voted,
liu ihey did net vote in the manner pre
dicted lij MUs Paul, Mr-. Belmont and
ether able spokeswomen for the suffrage
principle.
Th (iang that was all there for the Vare
slate was masculine. It had virtuallv no
opposition. Had tli-- women voted they
could have saved the day for honest and
f :rw an! -minded candidates in New Yerk.
New Jersey and Penii' j lvania
It will be said, perhaps, Hint there was
no c ntr.il issue involved in these local clco clce clco
liens te inspire ihe interest of feminine
voters. Put Miss Paul and Mrs. ltviment.
who will take the platform in a moment,
will make no -ich evu-e-, veu may be sure.
The; knew, nnd thev knew that women
voters should knew, that the polities of the
count rv receives its inspiration nnd takes
lis color from ward elections like these that
have just been carried bv the most cjnic.il
nnd ruthless profit-taking combines ever
organized in the land of the free and the
home ,,f the brave.
Let us hope that the distinguished guests
who fortunately ate present may be able
te tell us what is wrong and when the bright
spirit of progressive feminism mev be e...
pectel te light our way te better times.
I. ndies and gentlemen: Miss Paul, Mr
P.elment !
PUBLICITY
Till Chinese delegation te the Washington
Conference has already shown Its faith
in publicity as a weapon by stating its
views en the cenuuet of the American, Kng.
llsh, Fiencli and Japanese; bankers known
as the consortium.
It Is profiting by the lcs-en learned bv the
Japancc at the Portland ienfc:cnee. Count
Witte, Ihe head of the Russian delegation
at that cenfereiue. stated hi- case in i,Mli.
1'e. He gave- interviews te ihe newspapers
and created a public sentiment net only in
America but In F.irepe which the Japanese
were unable te combat. They declined te
an-wer In the public piintu any of the
statements of the sagacious Russian, hut run
fined their remarks te the delegates at the
conference table. The result was th.it Rus
sia get mere than she expected, anil Japin
bail te be content with much less than she
demanded.
The Chiiie-e ele'egates new m Washington
ate -celling te inform Ihe vwnhl at large, en
the points at 's-ue In the management of
the liuaiicial affairs of China They appar
I'litlv have rentidenee In the (rr j-,f public
sentiment working upon the representatives
of ether nations. It cannot work unless (l)e
public has the data en which te form mi
opinion. ,
The unnet-e wwement, of course, is one-
s'ded. The charge that the consortium is
attempting te get exclusive control of the
public credit of Ciiinn has already been de
nied, but no amount of denial will cenvlncu
these who hnve been following the course of
events in the Far Fast that there has net
been an attempt of selfish Interests te exploit
Ihe Chinese.
The Chinese statement', aside from ltd
merits, is important because it indicates a
disposition te open tile deer en the con
ference anil te debate in public some of the
issues that It has been cnlleel te settle.
IN NEW YORK
NBW YORK, which was carried by Mr.
Harding last jear by 400,000 plurality,
lias this jear rc-elcclcd n Tammany Demo
cratic Majer by 410,000 plurality.
These who were pleased with the verdict
last year were generous In their preic of
Ihe Independence of the New Yerk voters.
These who de net like the verdict tills year
aie hard put te it te find words in which
te express their disgust with the voters who
cast their ballets for Ilylun and the Tam
many ticket.
But the voters nctcd with deliberation in
each case. The elc for Mr. Harding last
jear was really a vote against the methods
of the last Democratic Administration In
Washington. That Administration was un
popular in the great business center nnd the
machine Democrats in the city wished te
icbukc Mr. Wilsen who had refused te hae
any dealings with them.
The vote this year was without doubt
largely Influenced by the attempted Interfer
ence of the Republican State (levcrtiment
with nffairs in the Democratic city. Mayer
Dylan and his supporters made the most of
this interference. They plajcd it up with
all the arts of the demagogue. And the op
position was net wise enough te sink the
differences of the various groups nnd unite
whele-heartedlj In a fight agulnst the con
tinuance of Tammany rule, with its graft
end corruption.
The result had been foreseen for weeks.
But It may be thfit under different conditions
the result would have been different. (Jriev (Jriev
etis offenses were charged against Tammany
officials, grievous enough in normal times te
have turned the election against the Tam
many ticket. But no one seemed te be
stirred by the. charges. This may be be
cause the emotions of the people, excited be
yond measure by the great events of the war,
have ceased temporarily te react te the com
paratively petty crimes of municipal officials.
But New Yerk has voted for Hi Inn and
Hylaulsm anil It will have te stand the eon een
seeiucncrs for the next four ve-ars.
MORE MAGNIFICENCE
THK fondness of Philadelphia!!- for
launching grand-scale public piejccts is
revealed by the overwhelming Indersement of
the erection of n memorial te service men of
the World War nnd ether conflicts. The
finishing touches te municipally backed un
dertakings arc net Infrequently delayed.
The customary practiie is te start something
new. the interest areuscel serving te dis
tract attention from elder ventures, far, far
from completion.
The spiritual warranty for a memorial te
local warriors Is, of ceutse, ini'entestable.
But ns n visible symbol Is shown by the
balloting te be desired, some eon-idi'rntlen of
I he practical aspects of the ease will be'
neee'ssai y.
The' tribute will be costly and it will be
the duty of IN official guardians in this
instance' the County Commileiiers te rec
ognize fitt'ng claims of art and dignity, te
find funds anel te expedite the work suffi
ciently te prevent it from serving ns an
anticlimax.
Mere years than It is pleasant te enumer
ate have elapsed since the idea of a suitable
public library was first enthusiastically wel
comed by the citizens of Philadelphia. New
that this community has defnutidj faveied
(be memorial the impropriety of prociasti preciasti prociasti
natien would ne marked.
It has been suggested the convention hall
program, elating from the mists of the past,
could be accerdeel new life by combining it
with the trbute te the set vice men. This
is a happy thought, In line with the con
ception of a memorial, unstained bv jobber)
anil in stately hatmenv with the underlying
idea.
Is the picture fanciful? Philndclphinns
were, presumably, net dreaming when they
voted. Is It se unreasonable te suggest that
they cultivate the habit of stujlng awake
until the last stone is Inid nnel the dedica
tion exercises are in full swing?
GOOD CITIZEN DAY
IT HAS been supposed In certain quarters
that Inst Tuesday was Heed Citizen Day.
But this impression seems te have been tin
founded. The Philadelphia Sunday Scheel Asport Aspert Asport
ateon has fixed November U" as (loeel Citi
zen Day, when public attention is te be
elltected toward the work the Sunday schools
ate doing te Improve the quality of the
citizens of the younger generation.
If November 0 had been seb-e teel there
would have been pertinence te its celebra
tion, for that eluj eiiini' before the citizens
cast their ballets. The teal test of citizen
ship i nines en Flectien D.ij . What men
mnv say Cm the ether .'!('l elnjs of the year is
of little- importnuie in conipar'sen with what
they de en that ilav. The kind of govern
ment we have depends en their action then.
VALIDATING THE TREATIES
TIIF exchange of ratifications, the final net
in validating a treaty, was long de
la.ved after the negotiation of the compact
between the allleel Powers and (Jerinany.
The Paris conference met enilv In 1f)l!l.
It wns en January 10. IDL'e, that the Treaty
of Versailles became In force.
An improvement en this iidiedule Is te be
noted in connection with the separate peace
pacts negotiated by the I'nited States with
('ermnny and Austria. With the lnst-uameil
nation the wny for the establishment of
normal relations Is new open. The ratifica
tion exchanges have been completed In
Vienna. The appointment of diplomatic
representatives Is new an immediate pros
lied. Similar arrangements are Imminent with
respect (e (Jerinany. Within a pe-ileel of
about six months the present Aelmlnistrn Aelmlnistrn
tern has disposed of treaty problems once
ri'ganled as se batlllng.
The public, moreover, Is giving the result
comparatively little concern. There are tvvei
explanations of this attitude- weariness of
the subject and the fact that the two
ti c alies udy te a large extent upon provi previ
sions of the Versailles pact framed hj the
diplomat i-tN in Paris.
Save for the exemption clauses, there is
no novelty in,, the (ieiinan and Austrian
ueiitlcs. The subjects with whieh they deal
were agenizlugl) thrashed out nearly tin,'.,,
jeurs age.
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Wells.
power en eaith
says n. (;
"l prevent i.
hvery Little
Rule Helps
linv I'Xpedieul.
barbarous, m
di aster." And
nation from ie-eiiing te
bow ever unfair. riuc and
( liferee v ieti i" eer nci i
ne iirnws a liiiiiiM-i.i
tun" of u League of Nations leferee making
decisions during the "game'." ,. j , ,!,,
us right can lie concerning n World War
but assuredly an assembly eu nations (.IJUj(j
keep two belligerents from frlglitfulnpss if
ns
Pi'
nicy iwii'iv viiui viuiiuiuii et we rules mcuut
en i
n pciiuuj,.
PEARLS OF A PRICE
Philadelphia Gem Experts Say That
Japanese Culture Pearls Are Net a
I Success Artificial Qema Wern
1 by Fashionables Hew They
i Are Made
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By (ilCOROE NOX McCAIN
PEARLS are the rage nowadays.
They have superseded all ether gems In
fashionable Philadelphia's estimation.
The gen expert of one of the leading
Jewelry houses is my source of information.
Ills statement was correborateel by ether
high authority connected with another large
Importing house.
Leading Jewelers of this city nrc net los
ing any sleep cither In fear that Japanese
culture pearls will take the place of the
natural pearls.
"The lady who is the possessor of a fine
string of pearls can, under the present
elecrec of fashion, wear them nt breakfast,
luncheon, dinner, en the street or nt n dance
nt night," sold the gem expert.
"Isn't It n trifle bizarre te dell up with
pearls for a morning wnlk?" I Inquired.
"U'h like the old jibe that Atlantic City
was the place where ladles were diamonds
te breakfast."
"I seke in n relative way. The wearing
of pearls at any lime, day or night, is new
considered perfectly geed form," he ex
plained. "They nre In high favor. There is n
greater demund for them than for dia
monds." I ASKED him about the cabled report from
Londen Hint n certain expert hed de
clared that Japanese culture pearls arc gen
uine and as valuable as the pearls dragged
from the ocean's depths.
He shook his head in a deprecatory way
with n slew smile.
"Nothing te it. In the first place, Jap
anese pearls are very small. They lack the
sheen of the genuine even though they are
formed in the same wny. They are im
perfect in shape nnd difficult te match.
"Japanese pearl culturists want fe make
money tee quickly. If they would wait
forty or fifty jeurs they would have a gem
of fair size. And it would be genuine.
They remove tlnj pearl in the course of a
few years before It has grown."
HERE'S another Interesting thing.
Scores of Philadelphia Indies are today
wearing beautiful pearls that are net pearl's
at nil. They are artificial.
They cost a tidy bit of money even though
they nrc net genuine.
A short string of small artificial pearls
of a certain make and of high hibter nnd
perieet snape brings as high ns ?.I.il) or
!?Hi0 in a leading jewelry establishment en
Chestnut street.
It requires an expert te tell them from
the genuine and then only after n micro-scepie-
examination.
They ure formed by the dipping process.
The core is dipped repeatedly in u solution
of melted fish scales taken front n certain
fish found In Behrlng Sen.
(.outline pearls are found all ever the
world; in fresh-water mussels nnd clams
in me i much auiies anu in tlie oceans.
A large pearl was found by Daniel Hevvels
in Hound Broek, N. J., sixtv years age
which Tiffany eft Ce. subsequently sold te
the Lmpress Lngenie for ly.iiOO francs..
Few of thesVesli. water variety arc now new
found cast of the Ohie River,
TWENTY years age the upper reaches
of the Mis-issippi and Missouri Rivers'
produced thousands of dollars' worth of
them.
,.,ln 1S, llicr'' wns " 'nmpede te Sugar
River. Wis where pearls had been found
lu clams anil mussels.
Shell fish in ,bat rjvi'r ero jn n tPV!
months practically exterminated. In Reck
(.rccii. Lafayette' nnd drum Counties of
that State $10.0(1(1 worth wa- sent te New
erk within tlnee months.
cine pearl sold for mere than ?,"00
A mom;
II1CI1I Wl'le gi'ins ciual te i
benutj and eoleriinr.
found for
In 1(101 at Red Wing. Minn.. T found
scores of these jewel dredgers at work, but
with very Indifferent sucee.
rplIE American aborigines usee
fresh -we
u-c
water pearls for embrldderv
binils.
as
The Peabeely Museum of Archeology at
-.,i,Vir.,Irfi'- V"1"' 'J"" " '"''""'" "f "heilt
.iO.((IO of ihe. fresh.vv.uer variety. Twe
luishcls nf them.
Prof. F. W .Putnam found them en an
altar in one of the mounds in the Turner
group lu the Little Miami Valley. O
They weie valueles-e except for their us us us
socatien -lb,, mound builders, and the
Indians after them, pierced them bv means
of heated copper wire - ,,v (.0., Mr,
them. hev weie nl-e burnt by (,. fires
Dr. Daniel (i. Ilrlnten, the nivheoleglst
of this city, who was a surgeon i the i inen
rmj during the C, War. found the soldier-
freipieiitlv eating uius-els from the
umbcrland River.
The same kind of shcl were found in
Indian graves along with small pearls.
1 het mil I in mi ei1...,.l .1.. . ' 1 ' :
,i, ,.i' . '"""" ,mr" ie serve ns feed
", ""- jeuini'j ie tiie happy
grounds. l ' '
burning
TWTY FRIEND, the gem expert, informed
'- me that the choicest nf tlcse Crm
come from the Indian Ocean
The ..acre, or luster, is finer ,!, these
found in any ether ,,.,,, of ,hp ,
hree-feurlhs of the catch belongs t,( the
t.ev eminent ami the re-t gees te the workers
J lie Spanish coiieiuistnderes In northern
t'lu 'niT,"'11, '" ""'lr nn gr for
weal h kill..,! the native Iinllnu peail .livers
i 'J theii-anil-. It, tin.
thev exhllll-te'el the lied-
course-
l)f
ji'ars
I hev te,-,., I tli.- aborigines ie ,jv ,..
peatedl.v for the pi cleus shell- without s,f .
li'i-iit icst or br.'n.hing spells , ,, , ,,
drowned bj huiidii'il-.
I found ihe natives of Carupane. ,,
northern const of Venezuela some ",. , -age
offering pearls for sale that had I ., n
J..UM. near the M, of Marguerite; off the-
Jiiey were lnieiier in shape
and were offered for n ,,.,
and color
TN THEIR formation, according te s,en.
- lists, pearls are like an onion. ,,sM.
Ine of mniiv concentric sphetlenl Invcri
e matter hew fur jeu ;,iav ' eee i it
threnBl,. Mill Will laielj find the object
which .'aused Ihe construction of the gem
A Mll ttni'Mut.r. I., I...1 , . I- '"'
..... ,,.....,.. ,, .,uKrU ,,, ,,,st(,..
mussel shell, "hoeyster ,,,, ,,
but inn eel lid eif is in-im.e,,.. .-....
or
it.
li depe-lts layer after J,ner,f '..,
tlen et lime a,,, thus hides t. '.."
Japanese near- nrc f,,in,,i i ..""'"
small ,,i,ii. , i.... ... .i. . " 'V" '""""nig a
shell. .."..." "
in
.; East Indian pearl pe-se.se "if
J.emititiil irl.les.ence knew,, te com.
and
iner
T., I'l.l,., i i- ....
.. . i miner nulla the vellew
ranks lirn in value. ."new
lu thin country the Minnesota ami Mich
"I" .r.,",'::, '".!'! ,'""! "'" ha' clime
....... ... ...... ..i i uermn are etten black
Tl
lu-ter
ami snape are (lie tilings of
gem no matter what the . ir.
vel IP
lu the
Littla Girls Who Ge te Werh
THE little giils who go te erh,
Se neat thev nie. se sweet they
Their garment- fashioned meellshwlse'.,
are;
e cicue, Miiiwicniip, a,-.' ,aeir e'je'S,
I whl per a- they pass me by,"
"Hed blc veu, every one!"
The little giils who go te work.
Their pii'si's slmie that meager f.ue
Of tlnee tliev love may fuller m.
Ner litiil tliej I. mil with deslliij
Tlirt thev ninth's freedom miist feigei
While siinuv hours slip bj.
The little gills who go te wink.
The mothers, the.v , of some ni-nr dav.
Their aim. te held the Natien's men.
Till- knowing. let us love lliein, tlii'ii.
Anil let theni knew we love them while
The whirring wheclH ily round.
Modeste Haunls Jerdan, lu the New Yerk
(
Times.
jr. J -...."-,: .-... S'S.- ...,w-'-'-'s'VB:'-i..V-";.t
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
EDWARD ROBINS
On the Sesqul-Centennlal
g,
INCE business will be inestimably
benefited by the Sesnui-Centcnnial Ex
hibitien in lirjll. vvliat mere oiipertiinc time
than the present could there be for start
ing tlie work?" asks Edward Robins, secre
tary of the Sesqul-Centennlal Exhibition
Association.
"There has been adverse criticism." lie
said, "for beginning the development of (he
plans en the grounds that business Is dull.
Well, if il Is, our work is certainly net
going te hurt It any.
"This exposition will be of invaluable
benefit le'Phllailelphia. Every biislne-s will
feel it. Every Indlviilual will feel it mere
or less direct Ij .
"(If course, everv thing in connection with
it is still lu il- Infancy. The Executive
Committee hasn't selected the site and
naiurallj enough actual architectural plans
nie out of the question until that point is
settled.
Open-Mlmlri! en Sife
"Tlie committee is perfect 1 open-minded
se far ns ilia, question Is concerned. There
arc ether tilings te lie considered along with
It questions of transportation anil expense.
And when they're settled ami the problem
I of dellnite planning of buildings Is reached,
I we hnve the question of (he number of
I buildings and tlie permanency nf some.
"It is Intended tbnt every State be lepre
senled at the exhibition as we'll n- the
j national (ieveriunent anil all foreign (iov (iev
I ernnients', se development along artist ie, me
j chanicnl, agricultural and horticultural
1 lines may be shown.
j "Just new there has been only one in
I vitatien actually extended te a foreign coun
try and thai te Helland. This came about
! through the trip of Edward link abroad last
, summer. He explalneel the exposition and
I the purpose of the people behind it te
1 members of the royal family, the Cabinet
and various (Jeverniuent and industrial
leaders. They all became se enthusiastic
I about it that an actual plan for Helland's
participation was made.
' "When Mr. Itek tetiirned he tehl the
j Heard of Directors about It. from which
' elevelepeel mi official invitation sent In
I .Mayer Moere.
j "Probably the greater number of Invita
I tlens will be sent through the I'eeleial (iev
! eminent, but net until an enahllm: bill is
passed through Cungiess recognizing the c.x-
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. Who was BUI Nve"
L'. Which Is the shallowest of tlie Great
Lakes?
3. What Is an ouzel"
4. Wh.-n was Lnulund ruled ,y a hunchback
King"
5 What I- the literal meaning of the word
portfolio'.'
fi Distinguish between terv and tyro
7. In what American wnr'elld the Hattle of
Whom illd Christeplii r Columbus marrj '
Who was Cievannl Loinize Hernlni"
What Is the final step in the negotiation
of a peace tieaty?
1 4 u 1 1 u rt j jit 1 1 ( i h' ' 1 1 r
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
The flist name of former Vice !reB!deia
l'iilrlianks Is Wurieii
The "ral H.illads" Is the nnnie of
clever nonsense verses bv W S nil.
ben, tbfl librettist of -I'll,, MlUade,"
"Pinafore." etc.
'Ihrc-e binds of whales are
and finback
eperin, light
'aniens Is the capital of Venezuela
The eldest college In tin, fnltcel States
Is Milliard, founded In nine,, 'ei,,. ,.,..
i. ml eldest Is William and Maiv In
U illlamsbiug, Va . founded in lfi'ii
-n'fKv-fhi ftrV-!, ,iI;"J-nt lh'
Mnitln Wiildseemuellei', a Herman bciik.
raph-r. born nt I-'ielburg lu H 70. wan
Hie first te suugest the name Amerlei
In u wnl; entltleel "C.isineBi.uilili.ei
liitioiiuelle" appuirs tills cenn,,,.,, ; rv
ll.u new the ether pails ,f ,f,H
"lob. have been extensive l.i . xple,,.,,
imd feiiltli pari ,, ).,.,, diMcivcri.,
b Ami Ileus e-Hplli Ills; tin k f,,r,. I
de licit see vvll.U is liulltlj, te lllndel'iis
tiem calling u Atnerlts. or m,.,-.. v
I.iimieiis means the ilitr.-ts suiiouiidln. suiieuiidln.
i town or .lu T. ueid si,,,,, I I c
,i,...i..,tri...il i,l. ... . "
'"" .... in. hi- in en the
Sei -
xii'l n....,.M.- Ill u liu tjut
ililBl.l
as in
The viol, i Is the le nor violin
A vizard Is a v .or or vls.ird, hi-leru.aH'
tlie mev nig ii.ii i of u helmet cevei Imr t
face i new t n, protecting part of a cab
In former times vizard was uloe '
ether word for maelt. ftwe "
10.
THE STOWAWAY
. " 'TI k.M
liositieii efiicially nnd stressing the fact that
the I nited States will take part.
Just new our principal work is taken
up with getting memberships for the Scsepil
l entennlal Exhlblttnn Association. " At a
meeting of the Executive Committee Inst
weelc. some fifty or sixty civic, social, busi
ness nn, patriotic bodies pledged their sup
mr,l , " ucttlng memberships from their
individual organizations.
Working for Members
"That helps us infinitely mere than
merely trying te get memberships ourselves,
if Hie various organizations have their own
committees the influence f friendship will
te mere toward u membership from an in
uividiial than any amount of literature the
association might v,,, ,ni.
"While I'm mentioning memberships I
want te stre-s the fact they must be taken
out in the name of un individual. Our
by-laws provide they cannot be taken out
m t lie name of u club, an association or a
corporation.
"lie assured we want this exposition te
be the greatest ever held in this country.
It should be since it Is in celebration of
he most iiiipertnnt event In tlie Nntien's
histerj that of the signing of the Declara-
mn of Independence. Rut it's impossible
r,V.' .,"."w '" "'recast all we're going te de.
,.ei..i.V; f ,7irs "K" ,u" lm'1 ,IP Ot'tenninl
eleliriiliug the same event. In !)i!ll we'll
inve another. Te that ehl name of Cen
tennial, a period of i hundred vears. is
a.l.eil ses(p, .signifying 'one and half
time-, hence the full tern, means 1.-.0 vears.
Individually I can't think of a im,r(. np.
preprlate uaine. I consider there is a his-
eric ceiuiiiuity cenvejed by the term. It's
been mentioned se often Mint, although there
was a time when the name wns strange te
Ms'scll"1' '"' tlll,llS llmt l,urled 1,ils
Today's Anniversaries
1KI Martin Luther, the great Pretest,
an leferii,.!', born in Saxony. Died there
I'ebiuiir.v IS. I.illi.
nJi'i'V"",""'," iiegiuth. the famous sterv
.. , ii..e"n' in ,',,1'. 1-Hml there October
-". I id).
I e-'.s-Oliver (ieldsmitli,
and iiect. ham jn .engfrd,
in Louden Anril .'!. 177 1
famous writer
Ireland. Died
1.sijiTll0 ,rH( SuU(l nBPlrlIturnI ,
In Illinois was nrguiiled.
1ML' A-hhurten Trcatj. settling the
eTalmeiP t'et"01'" ('aillll' nnd Maine, pre-
tniMnlM'" Xpiv V"r,; ,u"1 Ncwfeumllunil
teli'giapli line wns opened.
lhs,,-llh. KllMls piohibltien
declareel c..iistltiulenal.
law was
I011I Tin. American
op 'd in Minneapolis.
Legien convention
nui-Awurdh te I'nited Stntes naval of ef
liiers for ivar services announced in Wash-
Today's Birthdays
Majer Cencral Peter C. Hani-, adjutant
.'. e nil ,,f ,b, I ,, ,ed states Army; born
"'Kings (,a.. fifty. six vears ng
Henry van Djke. noted author, und for
'""J' I niled State- Mlni-te,- te the Nether-land-,
born at (lermuntewn, Pa., slxtj-uliie
jear- age. '
''"'V'i.'.'V U,'v- 1,lrl'nr'1 " N"I"eh. Id'is Id'is
cepal ishep of Albany. N. y.. born in New
oil. ( Ily. sixty-two vears age
Donald IS. Mac.Mllhin. famed for hi- ex
Phua. ems , the Arctl,. rccie.n, ,ni 'lU
1 lovincele.vu. Mass., forty. .,,. .ars
Dr. I.dt.iuiid C. Sanferd. former pie-l.
C,','!!f -u,'1."' ! r"ll"KI'' 1""'" "t Dakland.
( allf.. slxlj-ivve jeius age.
COiST,UCY !
IN TIIE morning early
. Leve went laughing 'bv
Down the mail t,, Areadv,
And rosy was the skv.
Eiigi'r in in- I llfiee'
Eiil'ir wis mv call
Lew vein laughing deivn Ur.
And did net herd at nil. .
read
New Lew's sie'ps nie lasghi'.'.
New he walls me long ;
Mut I -lav viilhln the house.
And sine jU(, MM1
De net be loe p'nii'iit
I one and steim the ilem !
ion will find nie waiting jeu
, . A? Vn.scJl. nB ucfure. t
Ablsail W. Cressen, Jn this N. Y' Ilerald.
SHORT CUTS
Having read the result of the election,
the Clerk of the Weather registered dis
content. no
fort In the thought that she is no worse off
than New Yerk.
The Art Jury Is doing n useful work in
tcechlng the city that beauty is a valuable
commercial asset.
Cleveland has been kinder te Its guests
thnn most American cities. It gave Fech a
complete day of rest.
,
Betli sides in the se-cnllcd "arson ring"
controversy strenuously contend that where
there is smoke there jnust be fire.
The selection of three" women for a
local murder jury duty reminds ur that we
have net te date heard womanly intuition
urged as n qualification for jury duty.
Somehow or ether we would have ninrc
faith in the premise of woman's influence
in (lie Washington Conference If we Imd
seen mere evidence efit In a recent election.
Elections would nppear te show that
women are just as earnest reformers as
men, and that they rally te the polls In
the cause of righteousness with the fame
amount of enthusiasm.
"Tlie moral law is above the civil law."
wrote tlie Dever. Del., marrieel mau wit)
eloped with n school-teacher. It Is a rare
transgressor who cannot find n sep for his
conscience.
When a woman watcher nt the polls wan
arrested In Pittsburgh tlie Judge told her
the trouble wns that she talked tee much.
'Wants te make mine one of the silent
watches of the night," wns doubtless her
conclusion.
The Ilelmesburg convict whose con
science landed him back In tlie jail from
which he escaped five years age Is likely te
have n hard time of it. as jail breaking, ne
are told, "is an offense never forgiven."
Hut in t Ills particular case it would seem
that there might he reason for clemcne.i.
I'eeh Is being exhaustively welcome.!
n hat we did te Mine. Curie should hare
been lessen enough' for us; but It wasn't
It ought te be made n ruin that fnrflin
heroes nnd heroines who visit us should be
feted net every day, but every ether day.
Tliet will give them some little clinncc te
recuperate.
The man In the street, remarked !
"'"Mheiies McOinnls, is apt te think of the
Washington Conference ns the acailemle dis
cussion of n mere or less remote iiuitin
gencv; whereas, as n matter of fact, it l
arbitration en n specific issue before war
nstead of after. And. he added, the Pacific
Issue Is the specific issue.
Following n notification from the Faiml
States State Department that iH credit
"inild suiTer if ( fall,., te meet its nlillsif
liens m n Chicago firm, the Pekln Ciovern Cievern
ment has premised t0 reorganize all its
foreign obligations te insure premni l""'
ment. We seem te remember in this con
nection that Wilklns Micnwber was also
B'cut financier.
The Intensity with which the Urltfsh
Admiralty is studying Ihe possibility of
mounting n sixteen-lnch gun en a battle
ship is only eepinleel bv the earnestness
of elher nntien's In similar enterprises am
has absolutely no connection,! ladles nnd
gentlemen, with tlie prnver meetings belli
held in Oreat Britain ancft'lsewhcre for th
success) of the Washington Conference.
11 The- Senate lins adopted a resolution .
requesting the American reprc-eiitntliV I"
the Conference for the Limitation of Arma
ments in use their Influence te admit tlie
representatives of the pie-s te the ineelli.r
of the full conference. I'ausln? te i"'te i"
imtsing that the term "full conference" 'H
no refeience te "wet" goods, permitted for fer
elgn de'egntes. we draw attention te the fact
that all one ha- te de te realize hew ver,
'inpli' an open conference will be I- ! ,llJt
'i 'lilt., two men arc oemi.letui'-.' a Hi"
biisinc-s deal. Of course, there Is the draw
back thai the de'cales will never talk t
one illicit her. but will feiever declaim te 'lie
outside vviuld: bid Hint Is of IIMle honor-
"unci., ns the eu'lsldc world vi'M be s" I""
-Mug advice Hint it won't knew what ' ,
I being rnhl. And Just think nf the tliM'J
news stories that may he made of of" ,
I covenants, as It were being mere or-Wi
i openly arrived at. ,
ti
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